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Definition of Silver dollar
1. Noun. A dollar made of silver.
2. Noun. Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration.
Group relationships: Genus Lunaria, Lunaria
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Silver dollar
1. Noun. (American English) A dollar coin, whether made from silver or not. ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A small pancake. ¹
3. Noun. Several species of tropical freshwater fish of the genus ''Metynnis'', of the family Characidae, of which ''M. argenteus'' is one; popular for aquariums; so named from their shape and flashing silver color. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Dollar
Literary usage of Silver dollar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The Spanish milled dollar then in use in this country contained the same amount
of pure silver as our present silver dollar and, the ratio of 15 to 1 having ..."
2. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1885)
"These notes, as well as the two dollar notes, should lie catted in and their
place taken by the silver dollar. Had this been done at the time the silver ..."
3. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1909)
"FINENESS OF silver dollar. [An Official Paper, dated December 9th, 1791, of
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the US Treasury, ..."
4. Money and Banking: Illustrated by American History by Horace White (1902)
"The silver dollar is a larger kind of subsidiary coin, and should be treated by
... This fear would be removed by direct redemption of the silver dollar. ..."
5. Money and Banking: Illustrated by American History by Horace White (1911)
"The fourth general coinage act (1873) omitted the silver dollar from the list of
... At that time the silver dollar was worth more than the gold dollar. ..."
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